New York - Remarks by Vice President Pence at the United Nations Event on Religious Freedom:

Washington, DC - "Each of us has the right to follow the dictates of our conscience and the demands of our religious conviction." ~ President Donald J. Trump

Washington, DC - The Department of Justice Thursday announced that Alexei Saab, 42, of Morristown, New Jersey, also known as  Ali Hassan Saab,  Alex Saab, or Rachid, was charged in a nine-count indictment for offenses related to his support for Hizballah and separate marriage-fraud offenses.  The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe.

Washington, DC - Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. (HCEA) and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (HHI) (collectively known as “Hyundai”)  has agreed to pay a $47 million civil penalty for violating Title II of the Clean Air Act.  The settlement resolves allegations that Hyundai sold heavy construction vehicles with diesel engines that were not certified to applicable emission standards.

Indianapolis, Indiana - The former president of a drug compounding company was sentenced to prison for his convictions for conspiring to defraud the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and for multiple counts of distributing adulterated drugs, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - A Wisconsin man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for producing and possessing child pornography in 2015 and engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in the Philippines between 2014 and 2015.